Irene M. Tossavainen
Jul 30, 2020
Irene M. Tossavainen, 78, passed away July 30, 2020 at Laurel Lake in Lee, MA.
Born on November 24, 1941, she was the daughter of Manuel and Catherine Souza. Raised in Lee, MA, she attended local schools and graduated from Lee High School.
Irene married her beloved husband, Toivo Tossavainen on October 5, 1968 and...
Ronnie Leonard
Jul 29, 2020
Ronald G. "Ronnie" Leonard, 84, owner and operator of Mount Everett Sanitation and Excavation, passed away on July 29, 2020 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, MA.
Ronnie was born in Hartford, Connecticut on May 21, 1936 to the late Roy and Alyce Leonard of Bristol, Connecticut.
In September of 1958, he married the love of...
Gail Duryea Hennessey
Jul 29, 2020
Gail E. Duryea Hennessey, 73, died peacefully, July 29, 2020 at her home with her daughter Jill and her two dogs by her bedside.
Gail was born April 23, 1947 to Arthur W. Duryea, Jr. and Betty L. Turner Duryea. A native and lifelong resident of South Egremont, she spent a great portion of her childhood with...
Richard "Dick" Jones
Jul 26, 2020
Retired Deputy Police Chief Richard L. “Dick” Jones passed away on July 26, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center.
Born on April 3, 1933, on the Brush Hill family farm in Sheffield, MA he was the son of Morrison and Clementine Veronesi Jones. He was educated at local schools and a graduate of the former Searles High School...
Richard "Dick" H. Carlotta
Jul 14, 2020
Mr. Richard “Dick” H. Carlotta, 89, longtime resident of Stockbridge, MA passed away July 14, 2020 at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA.
Born in Great Barrington, MA on November 8, 1930, Dick was the son of the late Arthur J. and Mary Carlotta, Sr. He was a 1948 graduate of the former Searles High School...
Sharon L. Keefner
Jul 11, 2020
Sharon L. Keefner, 73, passed away on July 11, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.
Born on February 11, 1947, she was the daughter of the late James and Lillian Hubbell Kane. She lived her entire life in Gt. Barrington and graduated from the former Searles High School. She later worked as a social worker...
Carol Sue Donelan
Jul 5, 2020
Carol Sue Donelan, age 89, of Alford, MA passed away peacefully in her home on the evening of July 5, 2020 with her family by her side. The cause was congestive heart failure. She was lucid to the end.
She is survived by her only child, Geoffrey, of Alford, MA and New York City, his wife Yukie,...
William John Egerton
Jul 4, 2020
William J. Egerton, 63, passed away on July 4, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born on November 5, 1956 in Stafford, Connecticut, he was the son of Gavin and Helen Titus Egerton. He lived and was educated in Sheffield/New Marlborough area all his life, where he enjoyed the outdoors and animals. His greatest joy...
Lucy Ann Britton
Jun 17, 2020
Lucy Ann Wuori Britton of Mill River, Ma died peacefully Wednesday June 17, 2020 surrounded by her family at Berkshire Medical Center after a strong fought battle with cancer.
Lucy leaves behind her loving husband Michael Britton of 37 years, daughter Laurie Britton and her fiancé Sean Whitney, daughter Janet Britton and her pets Dudley and Zee....
Edward H. Kollmer
Jun 11, 2020
GREAT BARRINGTON - Edward died late Thursday night at Fairview Hospital surrounded by his loving family and the amazing and empathetic staff and first responders.
He was born in 1946 at Mercy Hospital Rockville Center, Long Island NY., son to Henry (Harry) and Agnes Kollmer and pre-deceased by his parents and sister, Sr. Patricia Kollmer O.P....
Nell Ezequelle
Jun 10, 2020
Nell Ezequelle, 82, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2020 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, MA. Nell lived in the Berkshires most of her life.
She was born on December 28, 1937 in New York City and was the daughter of Benjamin and Kathleen Rueyer. The family moved to Stockbridge when she was a young girl...
Jane R. Shanklin
Jun 10, 2020
Jane R. Shanklin, of Sandisfield, Massachusetts, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.
Jane was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on December 12, 1946 to the late Robert D. and Ruth J. (Mulvaney) Freeman of Sandisfield. She was a third generation and life-long resident of Sandisfield, having visited during the summers as a child and choosing to make...
David C. King
May 22, 2020
David C. King, 86, of Anthony Street in Hillsdale, New York passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Fairview Commons Nursing Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts where he had been a resident since November 2019. David was an amazing man and an award-winning author of more than 80 history, biography, and culture studies books for children and young...
Vera C. Forte
May 13, 2020
Vera C. Forte, the matriarch of the Forte family, passed away May 13, 2020. She was 86 years old.
Vera was born on January 25, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the youngest of 5 children born to Harrison and Elizabeth Alston. Mother Forte was the devoted wife of the late Pastor Joseph S. Forte, Sr. Their...
Aso O. Tavitian
Apr 21, 2020
ASO O. TAVITIAN, Co-Founder of Syncsort, Inc. and Founder of the Tavitian Foundation, Dies at 80
Aso O. Tavitian passed away on April 21, 2020 after his courageous battle with cancer with his loving wife, Isabella Meisinger at his side.
Mr. Tavitian was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 1959, after leaving...
Hazel Hudson Pothul
Apr 15, 2020
Hazel Hudson Pothul, 80, of Sheffield and Brenham, Texas, died Tuesday evening, April 15, 2020 after a brief illness.
Hazel was born April 1, 1940 in Sheffield, MA, the daughter of Jerome and Zelma Bullock Hudson. She grew up in Stockbridge and was a graduate of the former Williams High School (1958). She married her husband Ed...
Lucille W. Nickerson
Apr 13, 2020
Lucille W. Nickerson, 86, died April 13, 2020 at The Landing at Laurel Lake with her daughter by her side.
She was born March 7, 1934 in Providence, RI, daughter of Meyer (Mike) and Ida (Nulman) Wassell. Her early years were spent between Providence and Miami Beach. She came to Stockbridge in 1966 and fell in love...
Daniel L. Blakeney
Apr 11, 2020
Daniel Leroy Blakeney, 81, passed away on April 11, 2020.
Born on August 1, 1938 in Great Barrington, MA, he was the son of Sterling Freeland Blakeney and Florence Reed Blakeney. He graduated from the former Searles High School, class of 1956. Daniel served in the Air Force, stationed in Greece and Izmir, Turkey. He attended Bentley...
Lawrence D. Martin
Apr 3, 2020
Lawrence D. Martin (Dee), 81, of Egremont, MA died Friday, April 3, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center.
Dee was born on May 16, 1938 in New Haven CT, the only child of Lawrence and Ellen Martin. Dee attended St. George's School in Newport, RI and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. Dee proudly served in the...
Theodore E. Sheldon
Mar 29, 2020
Theodore E. Sheldon, 71, of Pittsfield, MA passed away March 29, 2020 after a long illness.
Born February 2, 1949 in Cromwell, CT he was the son of Willard and Virginia Waters Sheldon.
He is survived by 3 sisters, Barbara Garfield of Pittsfield, Deborah Miller of Lee and Patricia Johnson of West Stockbridge, 1 niece,...
